Question

“But ’tis a common proof,
That lowliness is young ambition’s ladder.” Which of the following explains the meaning of these lines:

Options

• Depravity is the source of one’s success.

• Humility works like a ladder for success.

• A humble person always carries a ladder.

• Young people are always ambitious.

Answer 1

Humility works like a ladder for success.

Explanation:

Brutus suggests that ambitious people often appear humble at first and use humility as a means of rising to power. Therefore, humility is compared to a ladder leading to success.